Sediba Study
Palaeoanthropologist Professor Lee Berger of the University of the Witwatersrand has assembled a team of more than 80 scientists to study the fossils of Australopithecus sediba. The fossils are comprised of several individual skeletons, all of which were discovered at the Malapa Fossil Site in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, north of Johannesburg.
Since the first discovery in 2008, more and more Australopithecus sediba fossils have been unearthed, providing a wealth of information to scientists. In July 2012 a new fossil find - this time of fossils encased in rock but revealed thorugh CT scans - was announced to the public, and Berger and his team pledged to create an open-access research facility to promote the public understanding of the palaeosciences, and to dig deeper into the history of Australopithecus sediba, and indeed, that of our own species.
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An introduction to Lee Berger’s Australopithecus sediba
Important archaeological excavations have been taking place at the Cradle of Human Kind for decades. Today, that legacy is continued by Professor Lee R.... »
Professor Lee Berger at Sediba cast handover - A photo essay
Last Friday, 13 July 2012, South African scientists including reader in palaeoanthropology and the public understanding of science at the Wits Institute for Human Evolution,... »
Australopithecus sediba: completing Karabo
In 2008, an unusual series of fossils was discovered at the Cradle of Humankind in Maropeng, Gauteng, by Professor Lee Berger’s son, Matthew, who was then nine years old. Today,... »
Professor Lee Berger on Australopithecus sediba
On 17 July 2012, Professor Lee Berger introduced two specimens of Australopithecus sediba at the Shanghai Science and Technology... »
Coming live from the Cradle of Humankind: Chinese delegates in Gauteng
Earlier today, Professor Lee Berger announced the discovery of new fossils of Australopithecus sediba that were found in a rock at the Malapa fossil site in the Cradle of... »
Professor Lee R. Berger speaks at Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
The following is a transcript of Professor Lee Berger’s speech, which he delivered today at Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.
Government officials of China and South... »